Another world first from Japan: Fujifilm announced yesterday [JP] it has developed the world’s first digital camera capable of producing three-dimensional photos. The camera can also be used to make conventional photos.
Fujifilm’s prototype features two lenses and combines a set of pictures to display a 3D picture on the 3D screen instantly. All that users have to do is press the shutter.
Dubbed “Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D System”, the technology will be commercialized next year, most probably with Japan getting the 3D cameras first. Fujifilm plans to offer a special 3D photo printing service as well as a digital photo frame for optimized display of 3D images.
Prices and exact release dates are unknown at this point. Jump over to the Japanese Fujifilm website [JP] for a cool demo movie.
I dunno, I know the huge splash 3D film cameras made when they came out, everyone was rather excited, but eventually this’ll just be the next thing in every garage sale.
This is a fantastic development in the right direction. I’d like to see more about the actual pictures – linticular, anaglyph, or pairs? The “3D sheet” indicates one of the former, but if it can also make conventional photos then maybe it stores images as pairs. The garage sale comment is probably because the film cameras of the recent past were cheaply engineered and produced and required special processing. The labs that did that didn’t last long. If this camera produces digital pairs that can be processed in a computer then it could be a winner.
Right now I’m using matched digital cameras and it’s hard to keep them aimed together.
Al
I dint see any 3d images in the video which they have in their site.I was thinking that the photos will come up something like this http://www.rabbitholes.com/index.html (check the video there) , but was disappointed
Fujifilm unveils world s first digital camera for 3D photos
Fujifilm unveils world s first digital camera for 3D photos
Interesting;just finished a large quantity of work using a 1952 stereo realist camera [35mm] and a digital with a sliding platform. Many stereoscopic folks use slides; i opted for prints; just wonder what kind of delivery system for the viewer is envisioned for this system?